Kim Larsen & Kjukken — Hippopotamus song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Hippopotamus" by Kim Larsen & Kjukken.
Lyrics
Den svømmer i en flod, men de kalder den en hest
Hva' den er, det ved den sikkert bedst selv
Per definition er den ikke særlig fin
Men den har dog et navn på latin:
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
Den går for at være en hyggelig fyr
Når den sådan lunter afsted
Men ser den rødt bli’r den vild som et tyr
Især hvis familien er med
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
De si’r, en krokodille ka' være pervers
Et næsehorn ka' gå amok
Men stakkels den der kommer på tværs
Af en flodheste flok
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
Wap, wap, wau (Du-du-di-dup)
Wap, wap, wau (Hah, hah)
Wap, wap, wau (Du-du-di-dup)
Wap, wap, wau (Hah, hah)
Moralen den er nem at forstå
Selv for de flossede
De fredelige dyr ska' man ikke pisse på
For så bli’r de tossede
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
Wap, wap, wau (Du-du-di-dup)
Wap, wap, wau (Hah, hah)
Wap, wap, wau (Du-du-di-dup)
Wap, wap, wau (Hah, hah)
Wap, wap, wau
Wap, wap, wau (Hah, hah)
Lyrics translation
It swims in a river, but they call it a horse
What it is, I'm sure it knows best
By definition it is not very nice
But it does have a name in latin:
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
It goes to be a nice guy
When it so sniffs away
But if it looks red, it'll be wild like a bull
Especially if the family is with
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
They say a crocodile can be a pervert
A rhino can go crazy
But poor the one who comes across
Of a hippopotamus flock
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
Wap, wap ,wau (Du-du-di-dup)
Wap, wap ,wau (Hah, hah)
Wap, wap ,wau (Du-du-di-dup)
Wap, wap ,wau (Hah, hah)
Moral it's easy to understand
Even for the frayed
You don't have to piss on the peaceful animals
'Cause they'll be crazy
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)
Wap, wap ,wau (Du-du-di-dup)
Wap, wap ,wau (Hah, hah)
Wap, wap ,wau (Du-du-di-dup)
Wap, wap ,wau (Hah, hah)
Wap, wap, wau
Wap, wap ,wau (Hah, hah)